Objective. To assess an intervention to reduce salt intake based on an agreement with the food industry. Methods. Salt content was measured in bakery products

The adequate methodology to measure food acceptability among low‐income population was researched. Two locations (home and central locations) and two scales (number and box scales) were tested. One hundred and twelve subjects from low‐income households measured four samples (two chocolate milks and two soups). Samples had higher scores in the home location than in the central location. In the central location consumers were more critical than in the home location test. If sensory acceptability discrimination is of interest, the central location test would be more adequate for low‐income populations. Statistically both scales gave similar results; however, consumers found the number scale more familiar and easier to use. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Understanding the phenomenon of income‐related food preferences has received little attention in published research. For measuring sensory acceptability among low‐income populations, we have come up with a simple number scale: consumers are instructed to score the sample from 1 to 10, this being a universal scoring system in many countries. If discrimination of sensory acceptability among samples is the objective of the test, central location would be more advisable than a home usage test.

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This paper aims to analyse the dynamic relationship between the stock market returns and exchange rates movements for the mila (Mercado Integrado Latinoamericano) countries: Colombia, Chile, México and Peru, over the period 01:2003 to 09:2016. Univariate (Markov Switching-Autoregressive) and multivariate (Markov Switching-Vector Autoregressive) regime-switching models approach are used. The univariate analysis offers evidence indicating that stock returns of the mila countries evolve according to two different regimes: a low volatility regime and a high volatility regime. The Markov Switching Vector Autoregressive models point out that stock markets have more influence on exchange rate than exchange rate has on stock markets. Results for the Peruvian and Chilean markets contribute evidence about contagion between the stock and the exchange rate markets. * Profesora, Facultad de Economía. unam.